Peter Curson

Peter Curson is a graduate of Auckland University and the University of Tasmania. Currently he is Professor of Population and Security at Sydney University and Emeritus Professor of Medical Geography at Macquarie University. An Historical Demographer with a background in Geography, Demography, History and Public Health he writes from an interdisciplinary perspective and is particularly skilled in reconstructing past populations and understanding how people react when confronted by disasters like epidemics, pandemics and wars.The author of seven books and more than 100 academic papers, he also writes extensively for the Australian and New Zealand media on population and health issues, and has been involved in the making of a number of TV programs.

Experience

2007–present

Professor of Population and Security, The University of Sydney

1994–2007

Professorial Fellow in Medical Geography, Macquarie University

1999–2000

Dean, Division of Environmental and Life Sciences, Macquarie University